[EngMilRu] The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation.
In Kharkov direction, the units of the Sever Group of Forces have inflicted fire damage on the AFU 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 105th, 113th, and 116th Territorial Defence brigades near Melovoye, Volchansk, and Ternovaya (Kharkov region).
The AFU losses were up to 60 troops, three motor vehicles, and two 122mm D-30 howitzers.
The units of the Zapad Group of Forces have improved the tactical situation and hit manpower and hardware of 14th, 43rd, 60th, 66th, 92nd Mechanised brigades, the 68th Jaeger Brigade, the 3rd Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the 115th Territorial Defence Brigade, and the 27th National Guard Brigade near Petropavlovka, Novoosinovo, Berestovoye, Peschanoye, Kolesnikovka, Zagryzovo (Kharkov region), Nadiya, Novoyegorovka (Lugansk People's Republic), Terny (Donetsk People's Republic), and Serebryansky forestry.
Four counter-attacks of AFU 28th and 67th Mechanised brigades' assault detachments have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 500 troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, three pickup trucks, one U.S.-made 155mm M-114 howitzer, one 155mm M-198 howitzer, one 122mm D-30 howitzer, and one U.S.-made 105mm M-119 gun. One Mandat M electronic warfare station and one ammunition depot have been neutralised.
The units of the Yug Group of Forces continued to advance into enemy defences and inflicted fire damage on the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade, 3rd, 5th Guards Tank brigades, the 143rd Infantry Brigade, 24th, 28th, 30th, 54th Mechanised brigades, the 79th Air Assault Brigade, the 5th Assault Brigade of the AFU, and the 18th National Guard Brigade close to Predtecheno, Belaya Gora, Uspenovka, Zaliznyanskoye, Kirovo, Chasov Yar, Kurakhovo, Starodubovka, Andreyevka, Yelizavetovka, and Konstantinovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counterattack by the AFU 33rd Mechanised Brigade has been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 720 troops, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, 11 motor vehicles, two 155mm M-777 howitzers, one U.S.-made 155mm M-198 howitzer, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, one 122mm 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled artillery system, and four 122mm D-30 howitzers. One Anklav-N electronic warfare station, one Israeli-made ieMHR tactical radar system, and three field ammunition depots have been neutralised
As a result of offensive actions, the units of the Tsentr Group of Forces have liberated Izmaylovka (Donetsk People's Republic).
In addition, Russian troops have launched attacks on manpower and hardware of the 95th Air Assault Brigade, the 114th Mechanised Brigade, the 46th Airmobile Brigade of the AFU, 109th and 122nd Territorial Defence brigades near Sukhaya Balka, Rozovka, Dzerzhinsk, Druzhba, Vishnyovoye, and Zarya (Donetsk People's Republic).
Eleven counter-attacks of 23rd, 53rd, 93rd, 100th, 110th Mechanised brigades, the 144th Infantry Brigade, the 68th Jaeger Brigade, the 25th Airborne Brigade, the 425th Assault Battalion of the AFU, the 37th Naval Infantry Brigade, and the 12th National Guard Brigade have been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 600 troops, one tank, two Swedish-made Viking armoured personnel carriers, one infantry fighting vehicle, four motor vehicles, two 152mm D-20 guns, one 152mm Msta-B howitzer, four 122mm D-30 howitzers, and one 100mm Rapira anti-tank gun.
The units of the Vostok Group of Forces have improved the situation along the front line, defeated the 21st National Guard Brigade and the 48th Assault Battalion of the Territorial Defence near Makarovka and Oktyabr (Donetsk People's Republic).
One counterattack launched by assault detachments of the AFU 58th Motorised Infantry Brigade has been repelled.
The AFU losses were up to 140 troops, one tank, one U.S.-made M-113 armoured personnel carrier, two armoured fighting vehicles, seven motor vehicles, one U.S.-made 155mm M-777 howitzer, two 155mm D-20 howitzers, and two Anklav-N electronic warfare stations. One AFU ammunition depot has been also destroyed.
The units of the Dnepr Group of Forces have engaged manpower and hardware of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade of the AFU, the 35th Naval Infantry Brigade, 117th, 124th, and 126th Territorial Defence brigades close to Zherebyanki, Novodanilovka (Zaporozhye region), Antonovka, Tokarevka, and Lvovo (Kherson region).
The AFU losses were more than 80 troops, two motor vehicles, and two 152mm D-20 howitzers.
Two electronic warfare stations have been destroyed.
Operational-Tactical Aviation, attack unmanned aerial vehicles, Missile Troops and Artillery of the Russian Groups of Forces have launched attacks on ammunition and fuel depots, the infrastructure of military airfields, assembly and storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles, temporary deployment sites as well as engaged AFU clusters of manpower and armoured hardware in 134 areas.
Air defence facilities have shot down three U.S.-made HIMARS MLRS projectiles, one French-made Hammer aerial bomb, an S-200 missile converted to hit ground targets, and 172 fixed-wing UAVs.
In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 647 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 34,565 unmanned aerial vehicles, 584 anti-aircraft missile systems, 18,887 tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, 1,480 MLRS combat vehicles, 16,837 field artillery guns and mortars, and 27,654 units of support military vehicles have been neutralised.
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Russian Defence Ministry reports on repelling AFU attempt to invade Russian territory in Kursk region (27 October 2024)
The units of the Sever Group of Forces continued offensive actions and have inflicted losses on formations of 22nd, 41st, 115th Mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, 95th Air Assault brigades, the 36th Naval Infantry Brigade, 112th and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU near Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka, and Plyokhovo.
The Group's units have repelled eight enemy counterattacks in the direction of Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Nizhny Klin, Nikolayevo-Daryino, and Novoivanovka.
The AFU losses were up to 60 troops killed and wounded, and one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier. One AFU serviceman surrendered.
Army aviation and artillery have inflicted losses on clusters of manpower and hardware of 21st, 22nd, 41st, 47th, and 115th Mechanised brigades, the 17th Tank Brigade, 82nd, and 95th Air Assault brigades, the 36thNaval Infantry Brigade, 103rd, 112th, and 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the 17th National Guard Brigade near Aleksandriya, Viktorovka, Gogolevka, Guyevo, Daryino, Zeleny Shlyakh, Kazachya Loknya, Kolmakov, Kruglenkoye, Kurilovka, Lebedevka, Leonidovo, Martynovka, Melovy, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Nikolsky, Novoivanovka, Novy Put, Oleshnya, Plyokhovo, Sverdlikovo, Tolsty Lug, and Cherkasskoe Porechnoye.
Operational-Tactical Aviation and Missile Troops have delivered strikes at assembly areas in Sumy region and reserves of 21st, 41st, 47th, 61st, 115th Mechanised brigades, the 95th Air Assault Brigade, the 1004th Security and Service Brigade, 101st, 103rd, 107th, 129th Territorial Defence brigades of the AFU, and the 1st National Guard Brigade near Basovka, Belovody, Zhuravka, Miropolye, Pavlovka, Stetskovka, and Sumy.
During the day, the enemy losses were up to 250 troops, two armoured vehicles including one U.S.-made Stryker armoured personnel carrier, and one armoured fighting vehicle as well as one mortar and one motor vehicle. One AFU serviceman surrendered.
Since the beginning of hostilities in Kursk region, the AFU losses amounted to more than 27,150 servicemen, 177 tanks, 97 infantry fighting vehicles, 106 armoured personnel carriers, 1,014 armoured fighting vehicles, 693 motor vehicles, 229 artillery guns, 40 multiple rocket launchers, including 11 of HIMARS and six of MLRS made by the USA, nine anti-aircraft missile launchers, seven transport and loading vehicles, 57 EW stations, 11 counter-battery warfare radars, three air defence radars, 22 pieces of engineering and other equipment, including 13 counterobstacle vehicles, one UR-77 mine clearing vehicle, and three armoured recovery vehicles.
The operation to neutralise the AFU units is in progress.